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Ranked 80th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Double Your MoneyNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
14
VALUESCORE
Poor
$5North CarolinaGame #10GREEN
At a glance

The North Carolina Lottery sells Double Your Money as a $5 ticket. At 1 in 4.98, its overall odds are the longest of North Carolina's 23 $5 games. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 10% of prizes remain. At a ValueScore of 14/100 (Poor), it is 23rd of the 23 active $5 games in North Carolina. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.98
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
10%
ValueScore™
14 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 23rd of the 23 active $5 games in North Carolina, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • At 1 in 4.98, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • $0.69 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$200,000
0 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
All claimed
$10,000
0 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 606K
All claimed
$2,000
4 of 30 left
launch odds 1 in 202K
now ~1 in 149K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$200,0001 in 1,211,05250Claimed
$10,0001 in 605,526100Claimed
$2,0001 in 201,842304
13%
$5001 in 29,25220720
10%
$2001 in 14,76941032
8%
$1001 in 1,2015,040431
9%
$501 in 20030,2122,539
8%
$301 in 31197,21817,005
9%
$201 in 34176,71316,506
9%
$101 in 8807,22182,959
10%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$20,883,110
Current Prize Pool
$1,864,310
Payout Percentage
8.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
119,496

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,060,989
Estimated Remaining
595,090
% Remaining
9.8%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

The last $200,000 top prize was reported claimed on August 2. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.

20
2
1
0
March 6October 19
  • August 2, 20261 claimed · 0 left
  • June 4, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for North Carolina's $5 games (0.9% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

14
VALUESCORE
Poor
14
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
10
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
8/29/2025
Payout %
69.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.98 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Double Your Money scratch-off a good buy?
No. Double Your Money scores 14/100 (Poor) and is 23rd of the 23 active $5 games in North Carolina, among the weakest tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Double Your Money scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Double Your Money are 1 in 4.98. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Double Your Money?
The top prize for Double Your Money is $200,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in Double Your Money?
Based on our latest data, 10% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 119,496 out of 1,217,066 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in North Carolina

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
NC State®621 in 4.1668.9%$200K · 28.6%
Tar Heels®611 in 4.1669.0%$200K · 210.1%
20X The Cash581 in 4.3768.9%$250K · 120.4%
CASH561 in 4.1371.0%$200K · 22.1%
Loteria Grande541 in 3.8668.9%$150K · 41.7%
Wheel of Fortune471 in 4.3168.9%$200K · 41.4%
$200,000 Taxes Paid471 in 4.3069.0%$278K · 24.0%
Jungle Cashword471 in 3.7969.0%$150K · 21.6%
Prize Link Connect451 in 4.2968.9%$200K · 20.5%
Double Your Money (this game)141 in 4.9869.0%$200K · 00.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.